A Convening for Activists and Leaders in the Jewish Community
June 27-29, Berkeley, California
Organizations serving the LGBT Jewish community and advocating for diversity and inclusion in the Jewish world are diverse and growing in numbers. After nearly forty years of activism, we are pleased to be convening the first-ever LGBT Jewish Movement Building conference, June 27-29, 2010, in Berkeley, California.
The conference will consist of four parts:
1. A national gathering of senior leaders of LGBT synagogues, and national and local LGBT Jewish organizations, as well as representatives of key foundations and organizations working throughout the United States to build a more inclusive Jewish community. This two-day event will be a working conference with a full agenda of collaboration, coordination, and capacity-building. What are our objectives as a movement? How can we work better to achieve them? How do we serve the needs of the LGBT Jewish community, and speak effectively on the national stage?
2. A gathering of Bay Area Jewish professionals, activists, rabbis, and lay leaders working on behalf of the LGBT Jewish community. This Monday afternoon conference will be focused on local community needs and capacities, and on sharing best practices and common experiences with our national retreat participants.
3. A roundtable of funders of LGBT Jewish causes to discuss strategy and improve collaboration in the field.
4. Public events open to all, including special San Francisco Pride Weekend celebrations, such as Pride Shabbat at Congregation Sha'ar Zahav and a keynote address on June 28 from Stuart Milk, LGBT rights activist and nephew of Harvey Milk z"l.
Please click one of the links above to learn more about each of the program components. More information will be featured on this website in the coming months. For more information, contact Jewish Mosaic at info@jewishmosaic.org, or 303-691-3562. This convening is supported by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation with additional support from the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund. The convening is graciously hosted by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry of the Pacific School of Religion.
Conference organizers:
- Gregg Drinkwater, Jewish Mosaic, Denver
- Andrea Jacobs, Keshet, Boston
- Idit Klein, Keshet, Boston
- Jay Michaelson, Nehirim, New York & San Francisco
- Vanessa “Vinny” Prell, NUJLS, Washington DC
Advisory committee:
- Rabbi Camille Shira Angel, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, San Francisco
- Dr. Dana Beyer, Montgomery County Council, Maryland
- Shifra Bronznick, Advancing Women Professionals, New York
- Sandi DuBowski, Films that Change the World, New York
- Rabbi Lisa Edwards, Beth Chayim Chadashim, Los Angeles
- Rabbi Denise Eger, Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood
- Brynna Fish, Chevrei Tikvah / Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Cleveland
- Asher Gellis, JQ International, Los Angeles
- Rabbi Steve Greenberg, CLAL/Keshet, New York
- Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York
- Rabbi Elliot Kukla, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, San Francisco
- Stuart Kurlander, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington DC / JCC GLOE Program, Washington DC
- Dr. Joel Kushner, Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation, Los Angeles
- Rabbi Joshua Lesser, Rainbow Center /Bet Haverim, Atlanta
- Dr. Randall Miller, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, San Francisco
- Jen Kraus Rosen, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Washington DC
- Howard Solomon, World Congress of GLBT Jews, Boston
